Overview
The translated histories identify Liu Yan as a general. This record brings together 3 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Liu Yan | 劉掞 | Liu Yan |
| Personal name | Liu Yan | 劉掞 | Liu Yan |
| Personal | Liu Yan | 劉掞 | Liú Yǎn |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · xinwudaishi:023:s0009
- Value: maleExplicit · xinwudaishi:008:s0005
Roles
- General
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: Liu Zhijun's Chang'an rebellion · Western Year: AD 909Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:023:s0009
- Source Date: Text: 莊宗至明宗初年語境 · Western Interval: Start: AD 915 · End: AD 923Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:008:s0005
Events and relationships
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: unsuccessfully besieged Liu Zhijun · Other Person Id: Liu Zhijun (劉知俊)Explicit · xinwudaishi:023:s0009
References in the histories
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